Get to know Investigatory better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like investigative or inquiring.
Investigatory in a sentence
Investigatory meaning
Aimed at investigating.
Synonyms of Investigatory
Using Investigatory
- The main meaning on this page is: Aimed at investigating.
- Useful related words include: fact-finding, investigative, inquiring.
- In the example corpus, investigatory often appears in combinations such as: the investigatory, investigatory powers, an investigatory.
Context around Investigatory
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 6 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Investigatory
- In this selection, "investigatory" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, methodical, almost, global, powers, slow and reports stand out and add context to how "investigatory" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a methodical investigatory slow burn and a single investigatory body that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "investigatory" sits close to words such as abrasion, abscess and aced, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with investigatory
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It’s an investigatory stop. (5 words)
That prompted the Missouri House to form a special investigatory committee. (11 words)
A new law, SB 1421, requires law enforcement agencies to make some investigatory files public. (15 words)
Damian Tambini, director of research in the department of media and communications at the London School of Economics, described the whole system as broken and said there was not a single investigatory body that seemed capable of uncovering the truth. (40 words)
The Intelligence Committee would then draft a report of its findings in consultation with the chairs of Foreign Affairs and Oversight, and transmit the report to the Judiciary Committee, as well as relevant investigatory material the committee collected. (38 words)
This week, lawmakers in the U.K.’s second chamber have debated updates to the country’s Investigatory Powers Act — a sweeping digital surveillance regime dubbed the snoopers’ charter — that have Silicon Valley heavyweights up in arms. (37 words)
Who needs an investigatory task force investigating a milkshake of rumors, innuendos, gossip and faulty facts? (16 words)
Should Council’s investigatory powers be used to subpoena the Mayor to determine what his intentions were in sending the text messages to Detective Branch-Wise that have been made available to the public? (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
As Saga, players are introduced to a methodical, investigatory slow-burn detective story, while Wake is trapped in a filthy art-deco neo-noir meets horror movie mashup.
Bankman-Fried’s two newsletter posts, like the majority of his tweets, have been almost investigatory in nature.
One worker spotted Garcia performing CPR on her child, and began encouraging Garcia to keep going — but then was punched in the face by Garcia, according to a witness statement included in CHP’s investigatory reports.
The Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office has written to a large group of asylum seekers to notify them of their right to bring a case before a specialist surveillance tribunal.
This has led Epiq to expand this model for antitrust matters to a wide range of global investigatory matters, including white collar and corporate crime, false claims and anti-kickback, and anti-bribery and corruption.
This week, lawmakers in the U.K.’s second chamber have debated updates to the country’s Investigatory Powers Act — a sweeping digital surveillance regime dubbed the snoopers’ charter — that have Silicon Valley heavyweights up in arms.
He said: “It was great to share our passion, knowledge and experience with regards to the current investigatory works for this prestigious project, particularly as it’s so close to their college.
President Richard Nixon—who resigned before being impeached—allowed senior aides to testify in the Senate’s Watergate investigation, and he produced a number of documents in response to the House’s investigatory subpoenas.
A new law, SB 1421, requires law enforcement agencies to make some investigatory files public.
Both individuals were placed on investigatory suspension with pay on September 4, 2019, which was conducted in house.
It also voiced concern that Munshi was facing unilateral suspension from clinical practice at a group facility, “where processes and regulatory compliance with investigatory findings are yet to be interrogated”.
It’s an investigatory stop.
The Intelligence Committee would then draft a report of its findings in consultation with the chairs of Foreign Affairs and Oversight, and transmit the report to the Judiciary Committee, as well as relevant investigatory material the committee collected.
The University of New Haven, a private institution that is less than five miles from Yale, announced on Thursday that it had hired an independent investigatory firm to delve into allegations of “impropriety” involving a former employee.
Who needs an investigatory task force investigating a milkshake of rumors, innuendos, gossip and faulty facts?
Also Wednesday, Trump echoed the concerns of a small group of House conservatives who have been criticizing the Justice Department for not turning over certain investigatory documents.
Damian Tambini, director of research in the department of media and communications at the London School of Economics, described the whole system as broken and said there was not a single investigatory body that seemed capable of uncovering the truth.
Perhaps we do need more sophisticated investigatory resources against such evils, but the cynic will notice that the public has no means whatever of knowing how effective or efficient police are in combating them.
Should Council’s investigatory powers be used to subpoena the Mayor to determine what his intentions were in sending the text messages to Detective Branch-Wise that have been made available to the public?
That prompted the Missouri House to form a special investigatory committee.
Common combinations with investigatory
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: